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Are You Experienced? - Jimi Hendrix
No one before him ever made an electric guitar sound the way Jimi Hendrix did on his first album in 1967. Nobody since has, either. Experimenting with volume, feedback, and assorted original special effects, Hendrix unlocked virtually all the sonic potential of his instrument imaginable through such daunting works as "Purple Haze," "Manic Depression," and "Third Stone From the Sun." While he dazzled with the explosive power and technical wizardry of his playing, Hendrix also displayed a disarming lyricism on songs like "The Wind Cries Mary" and "May This Be Love." He even expanded the vocabulary of soul with workouts like "Fire" and "Foxey Lady." A groundbreaking masterpiece. (And how about a hand for ever-underrated drummer Mitch Mitchell?) --Billy Altman
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Axis: Bold as Love - Jimi Hendrix
What the Critics Say:
It is difficult in retrospect to convey the extreme impact of Jimi Hendrix's appearance in Britain in 1966. He was simply an act without precedent.
On an immediate level he hit you with a wild, illicit look that acted like a magnet on anyone in tune with '60s youth while provoking a satisfactory degree of incredulous revulsion in the adult world at large. --David Sinclair
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Electric Ladyland - Jimi Hendrix
Bursting with ideas and energy, Jimi Hendrix's third album release of 1968 (following Axis: Bold as Love) was a double-LP set that showcased virtually everything the guitar genius had to offer: blistering blues ("Voodoo Chile"), galaxy-patrolling space jams ("And the Gods Made Love"), psychedelic soul ("Crosstown Traffic"), and skyscraping rock ("Come On"). In the midst of all this was even a hit song--Hendrix's remarkable reading of Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower," featuring a series of baton-passing guitar solos, all distinct and brilliant. Seemingly diffuse when first released; in hindsight, kaleidoscopically eclectic. --Billy Altman
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Band of Gypsys - Jimi Hendrix
Tired of the showboating image that his early live performances had saddled him with--and that his black audience viewed as demeaning and degrading to his musical talent--Hendrix dissolved his Experience in 1969 in search of a more terra-firma-grounded, blues-oriented persona. On New Year's Eve, Hendrix, his old Army buddy bassist Billy Cox, and ex-Electric Flag drummer Buddy Miles performed a loose, jam-filled set at New York's Fillmore East (completists will want the panoramic though uneven Live at the Fillmore East). Released a few months after his New Year's Eve 1969 concert, Band of Gypsys underscored Hendrix's desired return to basics--even if his basic was at a level most guitarists could never attain in a lifetime of playing. --Billy Altman
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Blues - Jimi Hendrix
After the disorganized and often unlistenable Alan Douglas-produced reissues in the '70s and '80s, MCA has been releasing the vast Hendrix archives in an intelligent and methodical manner. Blues is a perfect example, making the case that--on top of everything else--Jimi Hendrix was one fine blues guitarist. Combining the fluid lines of B.B. King with the spikiness of Hubert Sumlin and the crying tone of Elmore James with his usual synapse-frying intensity, Hendrix manages to both honor the music tradition while remaining uniquely himself. These studio outtakes and warm-ups (plus one previously released track, the magnificent "Hear My Train a Comin'") include a playful "Mannish Boy," the slow burn of "Once I Had A Woman," and a metallic "Bleeding Heart." --Steven Mirkin
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